5-year-old boy from New Jersey gets COVID-19 vaccine as mother receives booster shot

5-year-old boy from New Jersey gets COVID-19 vaccine as mother receives booster shot

November 9, 2021 | As the number of children getting vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to grow, some kids are excited to get the shot. Meet 5-year-old Michael from Lincoln Park. His mother, Erika, is a nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center. She says Michael has been anxiously waiting after witnessing how the coronavirus pandemic has affected her.

Relieved parents accompany kids to first COVID-19 shot

Relieved parents accompany kids to first COVID-19 shot

November 9, 2021 | Almost a week after receiving federal approval, thousands of New York children ages 5 to 11 have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The phones have not stopped ringing,” Dr. Michale Looney of Delmar Pediatrics said last week. Pediatricians are booked, but Saratoga County health officials helped alleviate some of the pressure.

Gov. Murphy Says 9,000 Children Ages 5-11 In New Jersey Receive 1st Dose Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Gov. Murphy Says 9,000 Children Ages 5-11 In New Jersey Receive 1st Dose Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

“November 8, 2021 | New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said as of Monday morning, 9,000 children ages 5 to 11 in the state have received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The update was seen live on CBSN Philly this afternoon.
Murphy said the more school children get vaccinated, the sooner the state can lift the school mask mandate.”

NYC Starts Vaccinating Young Kids Thursday, Big School Effort Planned; State Addresses Confusion

NYC Starts Vaccinating Young Kids Thursday, Big School Effort Planned; State Addresses Confusion

November 3, 2021 | Kids ages 5 to 11 are expected to start getting Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in parts of New York and New Jersey as early as Wednesday, a day after the CDC gave final clearance for the lower-dose shots to be administered to children in that age group. New York City-run vaccine sites will start administering vaccines to that age group on Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, giving those kids more than plenty of time to be fully protected before Christmas — and get some protection before Thanksgiving.